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Re:Microsoft won't back down from Windows 10 nagware 'trick' by tehbeard on Friday May 27, 2016 @06:22AM (#11785021)
Isn't it only 1.5GB that'd be left for user apps? I seem to recall 32-bit windows only had 3.5GB total accessible for some reason.
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Re:Microsoft won't back down from Windows 10 nagware 'trick' by ido on Friday May 27, 2016 @06:28AM (#11785041)
32bits can only address max 4gb ram and I think video ram was counted for or some other overhead. With 2gb the 32bit maximum should have no effect.
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